//
// System.Runtime.Serialization.IFormatter
//
// Author:
//   David Dawkins (david@dawkins.st)
//
// (C) David Dawkins
//

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#ifndef IFormatter_h
#define IFormatter_h

#include <CSharpPropertyMethods.h>

#include <System/IO/Stream.h>
#include <System/Runtime/Serialization/SerializationBinder.h>
#include <System/Runtime/Serialization/ISurrogateSelector.h>

namespace Riccsson
{
	namespace System
	{
		namespace Runtime
		{
			namespace Serialization
			{
	            /// <summary>
	            /// Formatting for serialized objects</summary>
	            interface IFormatter
                {

		            //
		            // Properties
		            //

		            /// <summary>
		            /// Get or set the SerializationBinder used
		            /// for looking up types during deserialization</summary>
					public: virtual PROP3_GET(GC_PTR<SerializationBinder>, Binder) = 0;
					public: virtual PROP3_SET(GC_PTR<SerializationBinder>, Binder) = 0;

		            /// <summary>
		            /// Get or set the StreamingContext used for serialization
		            /// and deserialization</summary>
					public: virtual PROP3_GET(GC_PTR<StreamingContext>, Context) = 0;
					public: virtual PROP3_SET(GC_PTR<StreamingContext>, Context) = 0;

		            /// <summary>
		            /// Get or set the SurrogateSelector used by the current
		            /// formatter</summary>
					public: virtual PROP3_GET(GC_PTR<ISurrogateSelector>, SurrogateSelector) = 0;
					public: virtual PROP3_SET(GC_PTR<ISurrogateSelector>, SurrogateSelector) = 0;

		            /// <summary>
		            /// Deserialize data from the specified stream, rebuilding
		            /// the object hierarchy</summary>
					public: virtual GC_PTR<object> Deserialize(
			            IO::Stream* serializationStream
		            ) = 0;

		            /// <summary>
		            /// Serialize the specified object to the specified stream.
		            /// Object may be the root of a graph of objects to be
		            /// serialized</summary>
					public: virtual void Serialize( 
			            IO::Stream* serializationStream,
			            object* graph
		            ) = 0;
	            };
            }
        }
    }
}

#endif